Mauri Pacific will protect integrity of the Treaty

Mauri Pacific is the only party
that can stop ACT ‘s extremist views on the Treaty of
Waitangi, its president, Tiana Wharawhara said.

‘New
Zealand First leader Winston Peters doesn’t believe in
Treaty partnership, and none of NZ First’s 15 founding
principles mention the Treaty of Waitangi or Maori. Labour
is no different. Neither Maori or the Treaty of Waitangi
are mentioned on Helen Clark’s seven pledges. Mauri Pacific
is the only party that will protect the integrity of the
Treaty of Waitangi.

Mrs Wharawhara said Mauri Pacific
proposed a nationwide education campaign on the Treaty of
Waitangi, which she believed Mr Prebble and members of his
party would benefit from.

‘Mr Prebble’s proposal to
eliminate all treaty claims and the treaty process is equal
to Winston’s Asian bashing. Both men squawk out of total
ignorance of the issues.

‘New Zealanders must decide on
treaty issues from an informed position, not one based on
fear and anger. The only way to counter ignorance is with
education, and that is why Mauri Pacific’s policy for treaty
education is sound and entirely necessary.

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